Cheval Life

standart.uk Cheval Thorney Court is near Gymkhana Indian Restaurant Gymkhana is inspired by the Colonial Indian gymkhana clubs, and this is certainly reflected in the colonial style interiors of dark wood, marble, ceiling fans and black and white photographs of proud looking Indian businessmen from the time. If you’re visiting Gymkhana for dinner, insist you sit downstairs where the clubby, subdued lighting really comes into play. Pick a booth and look out onto the bar sending out beautifully coloured cocktails from a creative list on ornate silver trays. The menu consists of bar snacks, Kebabs and Tikkas, Game and Chops, Curry and Biryani and Sabzi (side) dishes. The impressively large-scale menu allows for lots of ordering, and sharing is definitely the way to go here. Highlights are plentiful, but particular stars are the Keralan Moilee Mussels served with Curry Leaf and Garlic Naan – so good we had to order a second naan to soak up the sauce. Lasooni Wild Tig...

Cheval Phoenix House is near to Babbo Italian Restaurant in Mayfair In the centre of Mayfair is an Italian restaurant which offers a homely taste of Italy in impressively elegant surroundings. Meaning ‘Daddy’ in Italian, Babbo’s concept is to provide a family friendly, traditional restaurant with a warm welcome and the most authentic home-cooked Italian food.  Focaccia is more of a gastro-event than humble bread; porcini risotto is an achingly savoury concoction of aged rice & painstakingly layered stock; melting suckling pig is braised in olive oil; & Nonna’s lasagne is a crusty-topped, umami-loaded revelation.   The restaurant positively glows with warmth, encouraging the diner to relax and unwind from the first step through the door. Walls are painted yellow - the colour of a Tuscan sunset, chandeliers are hung low and a dark wood bar curves out from a corner of the room. Although it’s owned by a football lawyer (with Premiership clientele to matc...

The Merchant Fox sells a collections of some of the finest luxury goods being produced in Great Britain today. The collection is split into three categories: Home & Interiors, Work & Travel, Style & Accessories. Each item is made entirely in the British Isles, selected for its exquisite design, beautiful craftsmanship and interesting provenance, which is detailed online for people to read as they browse the website , where they guarantee going great lenghts to ensure that the finest material are being used.  Established in 1772, Fox Brothers continues to produce what it said by style connoisseurs to be the finest flannel in the world. Fox has adorned famously stylish gentlemen like Sir Winston Churchill, Hollywood legend Cary Grant and the Duke of Windsor. For this Christmas, The Merchant Fox is going to open its first ever retail space, a Winter Pop-Up situated in London's prestigius Mayfair until the 23rd December 2012. All of the finest products will be th...

For a few weeks from now, we will dedicate the one post a week to show the best Restaurants in London that offer private rooms for dining. Tempo offers contemporary Italian cuisine in the heart of Mayfair with a cozy, relaxed and intimate feel. The menu is influenced by the chef’s time in Sorrento and features cicchetti (Italian small plates) and many sharing dishes. The wine list is a small, eclectic selection of 65 wines, primarily featuring top small producers from Italy. One of Tempo’s most striking areas is the stylish first floor bar, with its large floor to ceiling windows overlooking Curzon Street. The private room is suitable for breakfast meeting, lunches and dinners, seating up to 24 people or 40 people for receptions and private parties. The room can also be combined with the Bar next door for exclusive use of the first floor. Tempo’s head chef, Yoshi Yamada just won the first Pasta World Championship, held at the Academia Barilla in Parma. For info and...